Issue #53

Plus... A new free resource for you to understand the longevity industry

June 1, 2023 | Issue #53

Hi. Today, we launched a great new resource. We're still working out some little bugs, but take a look at our new Longevity Companies page. Featuring over 1,000 companies, we include data that ranges from location, to industry focus, to organization type. Plus, we show who's hiring, and much, much more. We have another, even better, project that we expect to launch within the next 10 days. Keep an eye out for an announcement coming soon!In this week's newsletter:✈️ The new travel trend in longevity💼 AgelessRx is hiring + thousands of more jobs in longevity🌐 Oprah and Dr. Peter Attia team up

Traveling for Longevity: More Than Just a Retreat

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, longevity retreats have been a hot topic for those seeking to experience a healthier lifestyle. 

Whether it's the travel boom that has materialized after the global pandemic, or everyone's heightened awareness of their health, there is one thing for sure:

Longevity retreats are growing in popularity, and they are BIG business. 

Take Deepak Chopra's $20,000 per person

as an example. Beyond the four day luxurious accommodations, retreat guests learn everything from breath and meditation exercises, to healthy cooking techniques.

Participants also get biomarker analysis tests done, in addition to consultations from human performance coaches. 

To be clear, longevity 'retreats' are different than 'clinics,'

Longevity clinics often provide services on a recurring basis that clients can't replicate at home. This may include custom drug therapy, advanced body screenings, and even red light and cryotherapies. 

Longevity retreats, on the other hand, go beyond what a clinic can provide by offering education and lifestyle coaching that guests can take home with them.

Cooking classes, exercise coaching, and cultural immersion, especially in Blue Zones, are particularly valuable to those looking to make significant lifestyle changes.

As populations around the world continue to increase in average age, demand for longevity services - including retreats - is sure to expand. 

We're looking into arranging a longevity retreat for Spannr readers. Let us know if you're interested in joining by replying back to this email. 

  • AgelessRx is hiring a CRM Marketing Specialist with a starting salary of $65,000. AgelessRx is a first-of-its-kind, longevity-focused telehealth platform with an e-commerce component. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to enter the longevity industry, but does not have a scientific or research background. APPLY HERE

  • Browse thousands of jobs in the longevity industry, updated daily, in Spannr's new Jobs database HERE

  • Heartseed, a Tokyo-based regenerative medicine biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure (HF), announced it has raised 2 billion JPY ($14.4 million) at Series D round, bringing its total financial backing to 10.2 billion JPY (approx. $74 million) since it was founded in 2015.

  • Longevity Biotech Fellowship has just launched their second cohort (LBF)

  • Coming Soon: Oprah and Dr. Peter Attia Get Real About Living Better for Longer (Oprah Daily)

  • Longevity enthusiasts want to create their own independent state. They’re eyeing Rhode Island. (MIT Technology Review)

  • Babysitting your grandchildren makes you live longer and prevents dementia, study says (Positive Outlooks)

  • Modern Aging Has Two Very New Dangers (Psychology Today)

  • Charted: The World’s Aging Population from 1950 to 2100 (Visual Capitalist)

  • Houseplants can protect you from cancer-causing air pollutants, study reveals (Study Finds)

  • What Aging Research Can Learn From Menopause (Wired)

  • Memory Boosting Power of Flavanols in Aging Adults (Neuroscience News)

Performance:

Latest Price: $124.887d-Return: 3.2%Market Cap: $12.8b

Big Movers:Cognition Thera. (CGTX): 26.9%Unity Biotechnology (UBX): 18.38%Celularity (CELU): 18.03%

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